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Aerial view of a North Atlantic right whale mother and calf.
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North Atlantic Right Whale - Pico and Calf

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Illustration of The Little Mermaid, mid-19th century.
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The Little Mermaid

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The Charles W. Morgan tallship
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Charles W. Morgan

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One of several rowboats that were sunk in front of Lake Hotel at Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park in the early 20th century.
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Sunken Rowboat at Yellowstone National Park

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A fragment of European ballamine ceramic that was excavated at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada in 2011
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Fragment of a European Bellarmine Jug

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A photo of a seaside town with boats docked in the harbor and buildings along the shore.
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Seaside Fishing Town

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Two of the 38th Voyagers sing on board the Charles W. Morgan as it travels to ports throughout New England.
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Singing Shanties on the Charles W. Morgan

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A photo of zebra mussels clinging together, the mollusks have successfully invaded brackish and freshwater areas across North America.
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Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha)

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Crocheted corals from the Smithsonian Community Reef group on Flickr.
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Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Forms

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Close-up of a 17th century painting shows how whales were brought ashore for processing and their blubber rendered into marketable oil.
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Basque Whalers

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This 1936 blue whale specimen from the Gulf of Alaska (above: preserved in alcohol, below: CT scan) is part of a rare Smithsonian collection of whale fetuses that were collected in association with commercial whaling operations in the early to mid-20th cen
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Blue Whale Specimen

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In the 19th century, many women wore tight corsets that were stiffened with stays made from baleen.
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Whale Products in Fashion

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